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1 Third Asia-Pacific HIA Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, November 2010 Overview of HIA Development in the Western Pacific Region Hisashi Ogawa WHO Western Pacific Regional Office

2 WHO Western Pacific Region Mongolia China Republic of Korea Japan Macao (China) Hong Kong (China) Northern Lao PDR Mariana Islands Viet Nam Philippines Cambodia Guam Marshall Islands Palau Malaysia Federated States of Micronesia Singapore Brunei Darussalam Nauru Papua New Guinea Kiribati Australia Solomon Islands Tuvalu Tokelau Wallis & Futuna American Vanuatu Samoa Samoa Niue Cook Fiji Islands Tonga New Caledonia French Polynesia Pitcairn Islands New Zealand

3 History of WHO Support, : From EIA to EHIA Development of EIA systems in developing countries, 1980s-early 1990s ADB s HIA guidelines, Nov WHO Regional Workshop on EHIA, Nov Country workshops, : Cambodia (1995); China (1995); Fiji (1996); Lao PDR (1995); Malaysia (1994); Mongolia (1997); Papua New Guinea (1995, 1997); Philippines (1994, 1995, 1996); Solomon Islands (1995); Viet Nam (1994, 1996) WHO/Com Sec EHIA workshop, 1995 National guidelines on EHIA, : Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines

4 History of WHO Support, : From EHIA to HIA Conducting HIA of environmental hazards*, : China, Fiji, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Viet Nam Development of national capacity and policy for HIA, 2003-Present: Cambodia; Lao PDR; Mongolia; Viet Nam Global HIA of Environmental and Occupational Risks**, WHR 2002 WHO Regional Workshop on HIA of Environmental Hazards, Aug Regional Forum on Environment and Health in Southeast and East Asian Countries, Present WHO Bulletin, ADB Primer, 2003 Environmental Burden of Disease estimates**, 2006 Asia-Pacific HIA Conference, Present Regional Forum s Thematic Working Group on HIA, 2010 National strategy for EHIA, Solomon Islands,

5 HIA of Priority Environmental Hazards in Countries China, 2001 Environment and People s Health (urban air pollution; water pollution; and pollution from small industries) Fiji, 2003 An Assessment of Health Impacts from Environmental Hazards (water supply; air pollution; and chemical and hazardous waste) Mongolia, 2003 Assessment of Health Impacts from Environmental Hazards (air pollution, water contamination)

6 HIA of Specific Environmental Hazards Malaysia, 2004 A Study of Health Impact and Risk Assessment of Air Pollution in Klang Valley Mongolia, 2004 Health Risk Assessment of Indoor Air Pollution in Ulaanbaatar Philippines, 2004 Public Health Monitoring (A Study under the Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement Sector Development Programme) China, 2005 Climate Change, Climate Variability and Health Lao PDR, 2007 Investigation of Indoor Air Pollution and Relationship to Housing Characteristics and Health Effects

7 HIA of Environmental Hazards in Development Sectors Regional EST (Environmentally Sustainable Transport) Forum, 2004 onwards Providing inputs on public health concerns Supporting the health sector participation in national and regional EST forums Environmentally Sustainable and Healthy Urban Transport (ESHUT) since 2009 China, Transport and Health (traffic-related air pollution; noise; road traffic injuries; and physical activity) Viet Nam, 2005 Health and Environmental Impacts of Pesticide Application Regional Workshop on Health and Environment Linkages (HELI) in Agriculture, 2006

8 Global Estimates of Health Impacts from Specific Environmental Risks Published in World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life Estimated mortality and DALYs attributable to specific environmental and occupational risks by region and sex Environmental risks - unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene; urban air pollution; indoor smoke from solid fuels; lead exposure; climate change; Occupational risks - risk factors for injury; occupational carcinogens; air borne particulates; ergonomic stressors; noise Method used Comparative quantification of health risks (exposure-based) (

9 Environmental burden of disease estimates Published in Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments, 2006 Estimated mortality and DALYs attributable to all environmental risks by region and disease (acute respiratory infection, diarrhoeal diseases, cancer, COPD, etc.) Country profiles

10 Country Profiles of Environmental Burden of Disease _ehimpacts/countryprofiles/en /index.html

11 Use and Benefits of HIA of Environmental Hazards and EBD HIA of environmental hazards provides information for prioritizing environmental health problems and locations of the problems in the country, the Region, the area, or the development sector assessed. It, therefore, supports the arguments for recommending policy options.

12 Sustainable Development and Health Economic Environmental Social Health Impact

13 Institution and Policy Development EHIA Division of EHS in the Philippine DOH in 1993 HIA Unit in MOH, New Zealand HIA Division in MoPH, Thailand National Policy on HIA in Lao PDR, 2006 National Policy and Strategy on HIA in Cambodia and Viet Nam Proposed HIA Act in Republic of Korea

14 Way Forward Develop systems and strengthen capacity for EHIA (HIA in EIA) for some developing countries (e.g. Pacific island countries) Develop capacity for HIA of priority environmental hazards, including HIA of development sectors, in developing countries Further develop HIA of social and economic determinants Further develop HIA policies and institutions in countries of the Region

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